The phrase "a bit of expense" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small amount of cost or expenditure associated with something.
Example: "While the project is mostly within budget, there will be a bit of expense for additional materials."
Alternatives: "a small cost" or "a little expense".
That's $85 per month I just freed up with a little bit of expense diligence, not even any belt tightening (like dining out less often).
To save a bit on expenses, buy half the quantity of the double-action ProShares fund.
Does it really matter if Trump had a bit of fun at the expense of some reporters two or three decades ago?
The only drawback (though also a plus, as it keeps out the riffraff) is that getting there requires a bit of effort, patience and expense.
A lifetime ago, back in the 1980's, when American women marched off to new working lives wearing white Reeboks and broad-shouldered suits, one had to assume that the rest of the world was having a bit of fun at their expense.
This article appeared in the ISA ETF Investor newsletter as an April 1 piece, an occasion for a bit of levity at the expense of the Wall Street crowd, some of whom may even give these fictitious funds a second thought!
Several of Barasch's former SEC colleagues told me that this was a bit of puffery at the expense of truth: "There is nobody at the SEC who doesn't leave whenever they want.
But it was, at times, all too safe and sanitised; one longed for a bit of unruliness, even at the expense of a few mistakes.
He does make quite a bit of sound, but at the expense of his softer singing, which sometimes sounded breathy and dry.
It takes a bit of finessing the layout and expense in getting the storage custom built, but the end result is the functionality you absolutely need to make cohabitation pleasurable for the next few years.
